Some would say 'widely regarded' as the best-looking Saloon ever made on these shores, the Jaguar Mk2 embodied Sir William Lyons' famous philosophy of ‘grace, pace and space’.

Some owners are never fully content and try to improve the ownership experience, which is where the creator of this car comes in.

Completed in c.2018, the initiator of this build had said he always loved the lines of the Mk2, but was concerned that after years of being spoiled by the sheer convenience of modern cars, the reality of driving such an old car simply couldn’t live up to the dream.

His answer was simple, he would get one bespoke-built just the way he wanted it.

His first task was to source the best possible shell he could find, the solution coming in the form of a 'virtually rust-free' two-owner Mk2 2.4 model dating from October 1967, which he bought in 2012.

Over the next six years he had the car 'professionally rebuilt from the ground-up', adding many upgrades along the way.

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